Challenge Information

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Welcome to Seize the Birthday! This week's sketch is from design team member, Jen Nelson! The design team has some wonderful inspiration for you! Won't you join us and build your stash of birthday cards?! ***Please note we will be going to a voting system for choosing our weekly winners...voting will happen on Tuesdays at Noon (EST) and end on Wednesdays at Noon (EST).

For as long as I can remember I've been dreaming and doodling; experimenting with handwriting and design. A few years ago I fell into the world of paper crafting, and quickly became addicted. Now these two loves have come together to form Neat and Tangled Stamps.

Neat and Tangled is a small company based on the East Coast in Northern Delaware. The focus is on producing the best quality photopolymer clear stamps. Not only are they the best quality, but they are also produced right here in the USA! They have a cute, hand drawn, heartwarming feel and the various sets can be used together to create endless possibilities! I love seeing what you create so be sure to join our Flickr and Facebook pages, as well as follow our blog.

The winner will receive a stamp set of their choice!!

For the next two weeks, we are thrilled to be sponsored by Neat and Tangled Stamps. We are thrilled to have Danielle here as a Guest Designer this week at Seize the Birthday, welcome Danielle. We are also excited to have Sherry Eckblad as our Guest Designer this week, welcome Sherry!

1. You must use the sketch and make a BIRTHDAY card. (this week we are looking for a masculine birthday card)2. Please add a direct link to your blog or to an online gallery.3. Feel free to use other challenges or for a stamp release, it doesn't matter, as long as you add this challenge link to your post.4. Any offensive posts or cards that do not follow the guidelines will be removed out of courtesy to fellow bloggers and the design team.5. As always, please have fun and make the sketch your own!

This linky will close at Noon on Tuesday, June 11th and voting will begin at the same time and end on Wednesday, June 12th at NOON (EST).

Good morning! Thank you to everyone who joined in our sketch challenge for the last two weeks. In one hour, we will be posting our new challenge for the next two weeks! Stay tuned!! In the meantime, let's announce our winners from the last sketch! It was a close race!

As you know, we have gone to a voting system for choosing our winners! Before I announce our winner, I would like to share our three Runner Ups, who had the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th most votes!!! They received "Birthday Honours"!!! Congratulations!

Congratulations Tracy!!! Please email Rose at roseandprecious@yahoo.com so she can get your prize to you.

Thank you to everyone who played along. Our newest sketch will launch in one hour at 9am (PST), we hope you will join us and thank you to the Bugaboo Stamps for sponsoring our challenge for the past two weeks.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Don't forget to vote for your favourite submissions. Voting is open to
everyone, is anonymous and private. Please scroll down to the post
below. Then click on the word "vote" next to the star below the thumbnail of your selection. You're allowed 3 votes.
Once you've voted the stars and option to vote will not be visible.
Don't worry, your vote has gone through, just privately.

Sunday, May 26, 2013

Hi all! Lesley here! We are having so much fun this week, using Bugaboo Stamps to create birthday cards!! I went with some bright, bold colours for my 2nd card using this week's sketch! You have until May 28th at Noon (EST) to join us!!

Here is the sketch!

I decided to flip the sketch on its side and used a flagged sentiment in the top left hand corner. We hope you will join us! There is a wonderful prize from Bugaboo Stamps up for grabs!!

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Happy Tuesday! Hope you had a great weekend! I'm just off a four day weekend... it was fabulous!

Glenda here to share another card for the current sketch. I went masculine this time. I'm a sucker for penguins so couldn't resist! I put some Diamond Glaze on the balloon to make it glossy... might be hard to see in the photo.

You still have time to play along with the sketch! Here it is:

A refresher on the details:

The challenge now runs for TWO WEEKS and that you need to come back on Tuesday, May 28th at Noon (EST) to VOTE for your 3 favourite cards!!

Our current sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps and they are offering SEVEN free images as a prize pack!

You must use the sketch and make a BIRTHDAY card.

Please add a direct link to your blog or to an online gallery. The original challenge post is HERE.

Feel free to use other challenges or for a stamp release, it doesn't matter, as long as you add the challenge link to your post.

Any offensive posts or cards that do not follow the guidelines will be removed out of courtesy to fellow bloggers and the design team.

Sunday, May 19, 2013

There is still time to join us. With our new two week schedule you have
until Tuesday May 28th at noon (EST). Don't forget to come back and
vote for your favorite three creations on Tuesday May 28th at noon
(EST).

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Welcome to Seize the Birthday! For the next two weeks we would love for you to use the sketch below to create birthday cards!This week we are excited to welcome Bugaboo Stamps this week and thank them for sponsoring us. What fun and whimsical images they offer!!! The design team had a blast, inking them up!

To the winner, they are offering 7 free images as a prize pack! Woohoo!

Everything That You Ever Wanted to Know About Bugaboo Stamps: A Short Essay

As if raising five children in the frozen land of the North was not enough of a challenge, Jodie Mackrell decided to dip her cold little Canadian toes into the world of papercrafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations. That was two years ago. Today Bugaboo Stamps is one of the leading companies in digital images, and we're still growing! From seriously snarky to sugary sweet to sublimely soulful all the way over to the other side of the super sexy spectrum, you're bound to find all that you need and more to create your paper projects. Jodie works very hard to provide New Releases and Freebies every week! If your taste runs to rubber (and you know who you are), you can find Bugaboo Stamps at Totally Stampalicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug.

***Don't forget our challenge now runs for TWO WEEKS and that you need to come back on Tuesday, May 28th at Noon (EST) to VOTE for your 3 favourite cards!!***

To learn more about our guidelines, please click HERE.And now for some eye candy from the design team!

1. You must use the sketch and make a BIRTHDAY card. 2. Please add a direct link to your blog or to an online gallery.3. Feel free to use other challenges or for a stamp release, it doesn't matter, as long as you add this challenge link to your post.4. Any offensive posts or cards that do not follow the guidelines will be removed out of courtesy to fellow bloggers and the design team.5. Return on Tuesday May 28th at Noon (EST) when the linky closes to vote for your winner! You can vote for 3!

Good morning! Thank you to everyone who joined in our sketch challenge for the last two weeks. In one hour, we will be posting our new challenge for the next two weeks! Stay tuned!! In the meantime, let's announce our winners from the last sketch! It was a close race!

As you know, we have gone to a voting system for choosing our winners! Before I announce our winner, I would like to share our three Runner Ups, who had the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th most votes!!! They received "Birthday Honours"!!!

Congratulations Jessica!!! Please email Rose at roseandprecious@yahoo.com so she can get your prize to you.

Thank you to everyone who played along. Our newest sketch will launch in one hour at 9am (PST), we hope you will join us and thank you to the Cutting Cafe for sponsoring our challenge for the past two weeks.